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|Aug 4, 1998
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|Sep 13, 1996
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|Sep 11, 1992
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|Edward T. Saylor, Jr.
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|Saylor, Jr.; Edward T.
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|Patent Citations (44), Referenced by (45), Classifications (16), Legal Events (4)
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This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/431,823, filed May 1, 1995, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,613,332, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/943,554, filed Sep. 11, 1992.
The invention relates to cover systems and method for making cover systems. Specifically, the invention relates to a floor system that can be slip-resistant when wet and a method for making such a slip-resistant floor.
Hard floor surfaces are, typically, durable and easily maintained. It is desirable for floors in high traffic areas to clean easily and withstand years of wear without losing their aesthetic appearance.
Ceramic tiles have been utilized for thousands of years to provide decorative hard floor surfaces. Ceramic tiles are secured to a base surface by a fastening or adhesive agent. A grout or mortar is installed between the ceramic tiles.
Ceramic tiles and other hard floor surfaces are easily maintained and withstand heavy traffic, but such floors can be slippery when soiled or wet. This problem is especially dangerous for floors in doorways, kitchens, and bathrooms where soil, such as oil, grease, sand, or water, can be deposited onto the floor.
The "slip resistance" of a floor can be increased by an abrasive surface. Abrasive surfaces can be incorporated into certain floor surfaces by mixing sand, aluminum oxide, carbide particles, or another grit in paint and painting the floor surface with the mixture. The surface coefficient of friction or "COF" of sand is higher than the surface coefficient of friction for a painted surface. However, when sand is mixed into paint, the paint coats the sand and reduces the surface coefficient of friction of the sand. An exposed surface of the sand can be provided to a floor surface by distributing sand onto a wet painted floor surface. Such a non-slip floor surface does not resist heavy traffic and is not aesthetically pleasing. A sand-covered painted surface can be suitable for an exterior floor surface such as concrete, but it is undesirable for most interior floor surfaces. Interior floor surfaces must withstand heavy traffic and an aesthetic appearance and feel on, for example, bare feet. Painting an interior floor with a grit-containing paint is neither an effective nor an aesthetic solution to preventing slipperiness on an interior floor surface.
U.S. Pat. No. 3,676,208 to Griffin discloses a floor surface wherein glass spheres are incorporated into a surface adhesive film. An epoxy-type resin containing a significant concentration of minuscule solid spheres, such as glass beads, is coated onto a floor surface. This grit-containing epoxy mixture increases the slip resistance of the floor, but it does not provide sufficient slip resistance when heavily coated with water or grease.
The background art of coating floor surfaces to increase slip resistance is undesirable because the character of the floor surface is permanently changed. Coating a floor surface with a grit-containing paint makes the floor surface abrasive. The abrasive surface traps dirt and can damage cleaning equipment.
The industry lacks an inexpensive cover system and, particularly, a slip-resistant floor that can be easily cleaned and quickly installed.
The invention is a cover system. The cover system includes a polymer layer or adhesive film. The invention includes a plurality of spherical particles or "beads" partially embedded into the polymer layer.
The invention also includes a method for manufacturing a cover system such as a slip-resistant floor. The method includes the steps of impacting a softened polymer film with a plurality of beads such that at least one-half of an average volume or surface area of the bead embeds into the softened polymer film. The softened polymer film is hardened or cured.
FIG 1 illustrates a cross section of a floor mat constructed according to the invention.
FIG. 2 illustrates a production line for incorporating a slip-resistant coating onto a polymer film.
FIG 3 illustrates a side view of a means for embedding beads into a polyurethane or similar polymer film or adhesive.
FIG 4 illustrates a production line for adhering a backing composition to the bead-coated polymer film of FIG. 2.
FIG 5 illustrates a block diagram of the process for producing backing composition.
FIG 6 illustrates an application device for applying the backing composition to an underside surface of fiberglass.
FIG 7 illustrates a production line for incorporating a decorative slip-resistant coating onto a polymer film.
FIG 8 illustrates a means for scanning a color image and generating a control output signal.
FIG 9 illustrates a means for selectively ejecting beads into a polymer film.
FIG 10 illustrates a cross section of the vibratory feeder plates and the associated bead movement of FIG. 9.
The invention is a cover system and a method for manufacturing the cover system. The cover system includes a polymer layer or adhesive film. Desirably, the polymer film is integral or bonded to one side of a base layer. The invention includes a plurality of spherical particles or "beads" partially embedded into the polymer film. When the cover system is for use as a floor mat, the floor mat can provide a slip-resistant surface having a decorative, colored design. The floor mat is especially useful when an aesthetically pleasing slip-resistant floor is desired such as on a boat or other vehicle or in a supermarket, hotel, or bathroom.
The invention is also a method for manufacturing a cover system such as a slip-resistant floor. The method includes the steps of impacting a softened polymer film with a plurality of beads such that less than one-half of an average volume or surface area of the beads protrudes from the softened polymer film. The softened polymer film is hardened thermoplastic or cured thermoset. An embodiment of the method for manufacturing the cover system is desirable because an image can be scanned at a remote location and transmitted electronically to a production facility. The method for duplicating an image readily permits the production of a customized slip-resistant floor.
The preferred embodiment of the cover system is a fixed slip-resistant floor. The fixed slip-resistant floor is preferred since it is installed permanently and is used the same as any other flooring material. The fixed slip-resistant floor can be installed to cover the floor surface of an entire room or only a portion of a room such as a walk path. However, the cover system with non-abrasive beads, such as plastic beads, can provide a "self-lubricated" liner for slides and chutes in various industries.
An alternative embodiment of the cover system is a rigid or firm portable floor mat. The floor mat is appropriate for relatively small areas that are prone to becoming wet and/or greasy. Floor mats can be placed in areas that are slippery without physically altering the original surface of the floor or walkway. Floor mats can also be rolled up and set aside or removed in order to clean the floor.
Another alternative embodiment of the cover system is a padded floor mat. The padded floor mat is the preferred embodiment of this invention. The padded floor mat has encapsulated closed cell foam and is shock-absorbing and suitable for areas of repetitive foot traffic, such as behind bars, information booths, and customer service counters.
A monolayer of beads on a polymer film can be arranged in a random order or in a multicolored image. The beads are embedded into the polymer film so that at least one-half of each bead sinks into the polymer film. The beads can be embedded into a polymer film on a base layer of the cover system. The base layer can be a multilayered laminate. A multilayered laminate has a polymer film in an upper layer. The beads are embedded into the upper layer of a multilayered web. The selection of the base layer can be a belt or laminated material that determines the structural characteristics of the final cover system.
The beads are deposited as a monolayer into the polymer film. Desirable polymers for this polymer film include thermoplastic polymers, especially those of polyurethane.
The adhesion of the polymer film to the beads must be sufficient to hold the beads during processing as well as later when in service. Also, the polymer film or adhesive must be sufficiently fluid to enable the beads to sink into it upon impact. The polymer film, however, cannot be adversely affected by process temperatures.
The thickness of the softened polymer film can be any thickness, but is desirably more than the average diameter of the selected beads. The preferred embodiment of the invention includes a softened polymer film that is 60 percent to 90 percent of the average diameter of the beads. The section of the beads protruding from the softened polymer film is approximately 40 to 10 percent of the average volume of the beads.
The beads can be any material that can be embedded into the softened polymer film. The beads used in cover systems for floors have a sufficient coefficient of friction to provide a slip-resistant surface. The beads are, preferably, made of particles that have sufficient toughness and hardness to resist wear. Desirable beads have an approximate Mohs hardness of over 6.5 versus 5.5 for average glass. Also, desirable beads provide a coefficient of friction above 0.5 with both leather and rubber when wet or dry.
The beads are approximately 10 to 40 mils in average diameter depending upon the desired character of the cover system. Preferably, the beads are approximately 20 to 30 mils in average diameter. A concentration of approximately 200 to 1,100 beads per square inch of this diameter provide a sufficient coefficient of friction for a cover system. A preferred concentration of beads of this diameter is approximately 600 beads per square inch.
The beads for slip-resistant surfaces can be organic or inorganic, including a member selected from the group consisting of ceramics, flint, garnet, quartz, sand, and mixtures of these. Organic materials, including polymers, can be used as beads.
The beads of the preferred embodiment are semi-precious stone. Garnet is preferred because it is hard, durable, inexpensive, and polished easily. Garnet, typically, has a Mohs hardness of approximately 8.
The beads of an alternative embodiment are quartz. Quartz is not as hard or as durable as garnet. However, quartz is available in a variety of colors.
The beads of another alternative embodiment are ceramic. Sintered ceramic beads are hard, tough, and exceptionally durable. Unlike most other ceramic materials, ceramic beads are not friable. Sintered beads can be produced with a controlled, textured surface by grinding the ceramic material, pelletizing, and sintering the ceramic pellets in a rotary kiln at about 2,500� F. The surface provides a high coefficient of friction without a "soil-holding grindstone-like surface". The ceramic bead surface can be varied from smooth to rough by particle selection and process temperature control to customize or balance slip resistance versus ease of cleaning. In contrast, aluminum oxide or carbide particles in floor surfaces typically have sharp angular shapes, good for slip resistance, but very difficult to clean. The sintered ceramic beads have an approximate Mohs hardness of 7.5 and a diameter of approximately 20 to 30 mils. Some other desirable ceramic beads can be natural or synthetic ceramics, including a member selected from the group consisting of metal oxides, alumina, aluminum silicate, silicon carbide, silicon nitride, and mixtures of these.
The cover system of another alternative embodiment of the invention is a firm floor mat. The upper polymer layer of the firm floor mat can be polyurethane. Polyurethane is a desirable material for a cover system because polyurethane provides superior bead adhesion, excellent hydrolitic stability, toughness, and flexibility under a wide range of temperatures.
The base layer of a multilayered laminate can include combinations of numerous materials. A lower layer of metal, ceramic, wood, and/or rigid polymer provides tiles for a cover system. A lower layer of fiberglass and/or flexible polymer provides a flexible cover system. A lower or intermediate layer of a foam polymer provides shock-absorbing cover system.
FIG. 1 illustrates a cross section of a floor mat 10 constructed according to the preferred embodiment of the invention. The floor mat 10 includes a sheet of woven roving fiberglass 14 and a polyurethane layer 16. The polyurethane layer 16 on one side is embedded with beads 12 and bonded to the beads 12. A backing composition 18 is bonded to the other side of the polyurethane layer 16. An upper surface 9 of the floor mat 10 is slip-resistant to foot traffic. An underside surface 11 of the floor mat 10 has a tacky or adhesive characteristic to resist sliding against a floor surface. A high coefficient of friction on an upper surface 9 results from the exposure of the crowns 12a of the beads 12 above the polyurethane layer 16.
The polyurethane layer 16 has an initial thickness of 15 to 20 mils, but the thickness changes as the result of displacement by the beads 12 during the embedding procedure. The polyurethane layer 16 is, desirably, sufficiently thick to permit at least one-half of the surface area of the beads 12 to be embedded in the polyurethane layer 16. It is preferable that the beads 12 be embedded from about 60 percent to about 90 percent of their size or volume in the polyurethane layer 16. This range of embedding permits approximately 10 percent to 40 percent of the volume of the beads 12 to be exposed above the surface 9 of the floor mat 10.
The upper surface 9 in this embodiment of the floor mat 10 has a texture or surface contour. The texture or surface contour results from the woven roving fiberglass 14. The woven roving fiberglass 14 has a coarse weave of a crisscross pattern on its surface. The polyurethane layer 14 partially assumes the crisscross pattern of the woven roving fiberglass 14 and results in a wavy appearance in the upper surface 16a of the polyurethane layer 14. The surface is also textured by the bead crowns 12a of the beads 12. However, the transition from bead crowns 12a to the upper surface 9 of the polyurethane layer 16 is relatively smooth. The smooth surface prevents the capture of dirt or other matter. Accordingly, surface 9 of the floor mat 10 is easy to clean while remaining slip-resistant.
The depth of the beads 12 can be varied depending upon the application of the cover system. If the beads 12 are embedded too deeply, the bead crowns 12a are insufficiently exposed and slip resistance is decreased. If the beads are not embedded deep enough in the polyurethane layer 16, the upper surface of the floor mat 10 is rough and difficult to clean. Also, if the beads 12 are not embedded at least 50 percent of their volume into the polyurethane layer 16, the beads 12 can break loose from the floor mat 10. Properly embedded beads 12 remain incorporated in the polyurethane layer 16 even when exposed to water, detergents, oil, grease, and the like.
The adhesion of the beads 12 can be improved by adding a silane, for example, a γ-glycidoxypropyltrimethoxysilane, as a coupling agent. A coupling agent bonds the bead 12 to the polyurethane.
The combination of the woven roving fiberglass 14 and the polyurethane layer 16 as well as the polyurethane backing layer 18 provides the floor mat 10 with significant shear strength and tear strength. The floor mat 10 of this embodiment of the invention cannot be shredded, torn, or cracked during normal use. Further, the flexible and durable properties of the floor mat 10 remain in temperatures below -20� F., such as found in walk-in freezers.
The woven roving fiberglass 14 in the preferred embodiment of the invention is at least 16 ounces per square yard and, preferably, 18 ounces per square yard. The woven roving fiberglass 14, desirably, has a "tight" 5 by 7 weave of machine direction by cross-machine direction. A fiberglass layer of eight ounces or less per square yard provides little resistance to shearing when saturated with resin. Saturation of both sides of the woven roving fiberglass 14 with polyurethane forms an impermeable and a relatively non-porous floor mat 10.
FIG. 2 illustrates a production line for the floor mat 10. A roll of woven roving fiberglass 14 is fed in an overlapping relationship with a roll of thermoplastic polyurethane layer 16. The two sheets travel together through a first heater 20 located between rolls 22 and 23. The first heater 20 heats the polyurethane layer 16 to about its transition temperature or melting point. The heating of the grade of polyurethane layer 16 used in this embodiment of the invention is at a maximum temperature of about 425� F. The first heater 20 heats the two layers by convection heat for a period of time sufficient to bond the two layers together.
The "combination web" of the woven roving fiberglass 14 and the polyurethane layer 16 passes along the line to a means for embedding beads 30. The beads 12 are partially embedded into the polyurethane layer 16 by the means for embedding beads 30.
The combination web travels around a roll 24. The tension of the combination web about roll 24 can be used to apply pressure to the beads 12 and further embed the beads 12 into the polyurethane layer 16. The combination web then enters a second heater 40. The second heater 40 adjusts the depth of immersion of the beads 12 within the polyurethane layer 16 and controls the rate of absorption of the polyurethane layer 16 into the woven roving fiberglass 14. The second heater 40 heats the combination web to a maximum of temperature of about 425� F. and softens the polyurethane layer 16 such that approximately 60 percent to 90 percent immersion or embedding of the average volume or surface area of the beads 12 into the polyurethane layer 16 occurs. The further immersion of the beads 12 into the polyurethane layer 16 is accomplished by gravity in this embodiment of the invention.
The operational temperature of the second heater 40 is a temperature sufficient to bond the layers of the combination web. A radiant heater can be used that heats the surface of the polyurethane layer 16 to a maximum temperature of 425� F. for a short period of time or, for example, one-half minute. The exact time and temperature are set in accordance with the materials being processed.
It is undesirable for the polyurethane layer 16 to become so hot as to be completely absorbed into the woven roving fiberglass 14. The underside surface 11 of the woven roving fiberglass 14 can remain partially unsaturated to assist with later bonding to a backing composition. Insufficient absorption, however, can cause voids or allow fibers of unsaturated fiberglass to protrude from the product. A temperature differential of at least 36� F. between the upper surface and the underside 15 of the woven roving fiberglass 14 is desirable for proper saturation.
The combination web of woven roving fiberglass 14 and polyurethane layer 16, upon exiting the second heater 40, is permitted to cool so that the beads 12 set in the hardened polyurethane layer 16. The product passes over roll 47 to a take-up roll 48.
An alternative embodiment of the invention embeds the heads 12 in a simple geometric pattern. A stationary mask (not shown) having a plurality of slots extending in the direction of the path of travel of the combination web, can be placed between the cloud of beads 12 and the polyurethane layer 16. The slots in the mask impart a striped pattern of beads onto the surface of the polyurethane layer 16. Another embodiment has a mask that moves at the same speed as the combination web. This moving mask is between the cloud of beads 12 and the polyurethane layer 16. A moving mask imparts a design, such as a tile pattern, onto the combination web. This moving mask can be on a conveyor belt that passes in close proximity to the polyurethane layer 16.
FIG. 3 illustrates the combination web of woven roving fiberglass 14 and polyurethane layer 16 exiting the first heater 20. The combination passes along the line to a means for embedding beads 30. The polyurethane layer 16 reaching the means for embedding beads 30 is soft and tacky and faces downward into a bead slinging containment area 31.
A paddle wheel 32 travels within the bead slinging containment area 31 in the direction of the arrow as shown. The paddle wheel 32 projects beads 12 from the bottom of the bead slinging containment area 31 and impinges the beads 12 into the polyurethane layer 16, thereby embedding the beads 12 in the polyurethane layer 16.
A desirable dispersion of bead density is between 200 beads per square inch and 1,100 beads per square inch. The selection of the surface characteristics of the beads 12 and of the density of the beads 12 embedded in the polyurethane layer 16 determines the slip resistance of the resulting floor mat 10 as well as the ease of cleaning of the floor mat 10. Controls (not shown) are incorporated in the means for embedding beads 30 to enable accurate adjustment and control of the dispersion of bead density.
The feed rate of beads 12 is controlled by the speed of rotation of feed bar 35. As the beads flow from the hopper 34 along the sloped surface 31b of the containment area, they are fed past the rotating bar 35 into the bottom of the bead slinging containment area 31. Rapid rotation of a paddle wheel 32 causes the paddles 33 to strike the beads 12 and throw the beads 12 upward into the polyurethane layer 16.
The rotation of the paddle wheel 32 creates a cloud of beads 12. Most of the beads 12 impact the polyurethane layer 16 and are embedded therein. A number of the beads are thrown into a first baffle plate 36 or even further into a second baffle plate 37. The first baffle plate 36 prevents the beads from ejection from the bead slinging containment area 31. The angle of the baffle plate 37 can be adjusted to cause deflected beads to land upstream of feed bar 35 or downstream therefrom. The deflected beads 12 are directed upstream of the feed bar 35.
The non-embedded beads are removed from the cloud of beads 38 by the paddle wheel 32 and fed into the bottom of the bead slinging containment area 31. The speeds of the rotating feed bar 35 and the paddle wheel 32 as well as the angle of the second baffle plate 37 permit adjustment or control in the density of the cloud of beads 38. An even dispersion of the beads 12 across the width of the traveling polyurethane layer 16 is achieved by maintaining a constant supply of the beads 12 across the width of the paddle wheel 32 from a supply hopper 34. An even dispersion of the beads 12 across the width of the floor mat 10 provides a constant coefficient of friction on the surface of the floor mat 10.
FIG. 4 illustrates a production line for adhering a backing composition 18 to the underside 15 of woven roving fiberglass 14 to complete the floor mat 10. The bead-embedded combination web of the woven roving fiberglass 14 and polyurethane layer 16 in the "let-off roll" 48 is unrolled onto a table 51. The backing composition 18 is then applied through a mixer nozzle 52. Once the backing composition 18 is applied to the underside 15 of the woven roving fiberglass 14 of the combination web, the composition is smoothed by cable smoothers 53. The cable smoothers 53 are cables stretched across the width of the table 51 and slightly submerged into the backing composition 18. The backing composition 18 at this stage is liquid and the cable smoothers 53 flatten the liquid and release gas bubbles from the backing composition. A blower 54 distributes a jet of air onto the surface of the backing composition 18 and further removes air bubbles from the backing composition 18. Downstream from the blower 54 is a curing station 55. The curing station 55 includes a TEFLON� brand or other fluorohydrocarbon roller belt 56 and a heater block 57. The height of the roller belt 56 can be adjusted to provide a selected thickness of the backing composition 18. The thickness of the backing composition 18 is, preferably, 50 to 100 mils depending upon the intended application of the floor mat 10.
The roller belt 56 maintains pressure on the backing composition 18 as the backing composition 18 passes over the heater block 57. The heater block 57 is a conduction heater and provides heat to the polyurethane layer 16 at a relatively low temperature or, for example, 160� F. The heater block 57 can be heated by hot water or electricity.
The backing composition 18, upon exiting the curing station 55, is cured, and the floor mat 10 is complete. The completed floor mat 10 is wound around another take-up roll 60. In order to provide commercially marketable floor mats, the edges of the floor mats are trimmed, and the floor mat is cut into selected lengths.
FIG. 5 illustrates a block diagram of the process for producing the backing composition 18. The ingredients for the backing composition 18 are mixed in a mixer 61. A polyol is mixed with a filler, such as clay or calcium carbonate. The additives to the polyol must be as dry as possible to prevent the formation of gas bubbles when mixed with isocyanate. A color additive can also be added to the mixture. The mixer 61 is a high shear mixture that homogeneously combines the added ingredients. The mixture is pumped from mixer 61 into a first tank 62 and forms a first part of a two-part polyurethane backing composition.
The second part of the two-part polyurethane composition is isocyanate and is contained in a second tank 63. Upon application of the polyurethane backing, the isocyanate from the second tank 63 and the polyol mixture from the first tank 62 are pumped through meter pumps 64 in controlled quantities and mixed together by the static mixer 52. Commercially available polyurethanes can be applied as the backing composition. Polyurethane mixtures are heat curable at various temperatures.
Desirable embodiments of the invention apply a 50 to 100 mil mixture of isocyanate and polyol or "backing composition" to the underside 15 of the woven roving fiberglass 14. Curing temperatures for such backing compositions are from ambient temperature to about 180� F. The backing composition 18 in desirable embodiments of the invention is applied directly to the underside 15 of the fiberglass in the combination web.
FIG. 6 illustrates an application device for applying the backing composition 18 to the underside of the combination web. A nozzle transport means 70 reciprocates across the width of the table 51. The static mixer nozzle 52 is mounted to a carriage 71 and is guided in movement along a shaft 72. The reciprocating movement of the carriage 71 is performed by joining the carriage 71 to a chain 73 at a pin joint 74. The pin joint 74 travels within a slot 75 in the carriage 71. The chain 73 travels between two sprockets (not shown) as the pin joint 74 reciprocates within slot 75 in the direction of the arrows as shown in the figure. The reciprocating motion of the mixer nozzle 52 forms a zigzag pattern on the woven roving fiberglass 14 of the combination web. This pattern is pressed by the cable smoothers 53 and is not noticeable in the final product. Alternative devices to the nozzle transport means 70 can be used.
The backing composition 18 has a rapid curing time after mixing in the static mixer nozzle 52. For this reason, the backing composition is deposited directly onto the fiberglass instead of the conventional method of coating a moving fiberglass web through a resin. The conventional method does not remove trapped air from the nonporous polyurethane layer 16. Trapped air can produce delamination of the backing composition and cause porosity in the finished mat.
FIGS. 7 through 14 illustrate the device and method for applying a decorative pattern of beads onto a slip-resistant cover system. Certain embodiments of the decorative slip-resistant cover system can use smaller beads than those described above.
FIG. 7 illustrates a production line for incorporating a decorative particulate coating onto a polymer film. The components of this production line are identical to those components described for FIG. 2 except that the means for embedding beads 30' applies a decorative pattern of beads 12 to the polymer layer 16. The means for embedding beads 30' is a means for selectively ejecting beads of different colors and/or sizes. The means for embedding beads 30' receives control signals from a microprocessor (not shown) and distributes the beads 12 according to their size and/or color.
FIG. 8 illustrates a device for scanning a colored image and generating a control output signal for that image. A conventional scanner 100 is used to scan an image such as a colored image 102 by moving a scanner sensor 104 over the colored image 102. The scanner 100 generates a corresponding image and transmits that image to a conventional microprocessor 106. Conventional software can operate the scanner 100 and the microprocessor 106. The Mustek company manufactures a scanner that reads an 81/2 by 11 inch area. Alignment of a plurality of these,scanners can cover large areas. The data from the scanned area can then be oriented in the microprocessor.
The microprocessor 106 arrays the total image into a grid having a plurality of two-dimensional sectors. The two-dimensional sectors are preferably in the shape of squares. The microprocessor 106 converts the color of the scanned image in each sector into a corresponding primary color. The microprocessor 106 generates a control output signal for each color in each grid sector. The control output signal is responsive to the primary color of the converted, scanned image in each sector.
The microprocessor 106 can transmit the control output signals through a modem 108 and telephone lines, if necessary, to a local microprocessor 110. The local microprocessor 110 is located in the cover system manufacturing facility. The local microprocessor 110 transmits control output signals through cables 112 to the amplifiers 114. The amplifiers 114 feed control signals to the dispersing solenoid valve 116. The Aro company manufactures a valve that operates at over 60 cycles per second at 100 p.s.i. with a life of over 20 million cycles.
The amplified signals are isolated from the unamplified control output signals by an integrated circuit (not shown). The isolation of the control output signals in this manner prevents an electrical surge from damaging the local microprocessor 110.
The number of valves required by particular embodiments of the invention can be simplified. Simplification can be accomplished through a data highway. The DeviceNet product sold by the Allen-Bradley company establishes one wire communication from their PLC or pneumatic logic controller to a manifold of a plurality of solenoids.
FIG. 9 illustrates a means for selectively ejecting beads into a polymer film 160. A plurality of hoppers 120 are arranged in a row. Each hopper 120 contains a single color of beads 12. Each hopper 120 contains beads 12 of a different color and/or size from the beads 12 contained in another hopper 120. The polyurethane layer 160 is conveyed beneath the row of hoppers 120. The microprocessor 110 is programmed to actuate the solenoid valves 116 that direct proportional amounts of air to locate beads to fill each pixel in layer 160 with the correct color spacing and number of beads.
The beads move from the bin 120 into a vibrating feeder 134 in a direction shown by the dotted lines. The Syntron company manufactures vibrating feeders suitable for use with the invention. The table conveys an even layer of the beads and moves the beads forward one bead deep in an orderly controlled motion towards the return bin 135. The velocity of bead ejection is controlled by amplitude and/or frequency of vectors. The beads fall at the end of the table into the bin 135 and are returned to the hopper 120 or are directed forward 137 into the locating chute 132 by a small jet of controlled gas, such as air, from nozzles 133. Air is fed from a line 139 into solenoid valves 116 controlled by a microprocessor 110. Beads of a single color from one hopper or multiple colors from several hoppers can be dropped through the locating chute 132 onto the vibrating collector feeder 136.
FIG. 10 illustrates a cross section of the vibratory feeder plates and the associated bead movement of FIG. 9. The movement of the feeder 136 is similar to the movement of the feeder 134. Both feeders move forward and control the flow and the spacing of the beads from the end of the feeder 136 into the softened polymer 160. The preferred embodiment of the invention uses a three-foot wide transfer web with pixels one-quarter inch square. This arrangement requires 144 pixels with accompanying control valves and nozzles per color of beads. A polymer web running at 30 inches per minute requires a single bead control jet of air every one-half second. Higher web speeds and/or smaller pixels with greater design detail can be achieved by modifying this basic structure. Bead colors can be primary colors so that a scanned image 102 is duplicated in a corresponding color pattern of beads 160 with more than one color per pixel.
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text: Does it take a village to raise a child? Ray Suarez, senior correspondent at PBS's "The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer," thinks so. Suarez, who used to host the National Public Radio program "Talk of the Nation," believes that neighborhoods and communities have as much responsibility for the welfare of children as do parents and families. He spoke last week in Minneapolis at a forum sponsored by the Children's Law Center of Minnesota.


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Saturday, September 14, 2013
Last week at the third annual First Friday Rock, Paper, Scissors tournament, dozens, nay, perhaps hundreds of people battled each other to win hundreds of dollars worth of prizes — and eternal glory. Winners stayed, losers walked, and the group of competitors was reduced exactly by half each round until only two players remained.
In the last edition, we ran a color photo I took on page A10 of two lines of competitors facing off during the competition, smacking balled fists into their hands before throwing down their weapons of choice. The first line of the caption I wrote for the photo read: "Dozens of people showed up to the third annual Rock, Paper, Scissors competition held on Oak Street during First Friday last week."
Seems innocuous enough.
On Wednesday afternoon, Kirby, our editor, received an e-mail from Chris Ellison, general manager of Andrew's Pizza — one of several businesses that sponsored the event. The subject line in the email read: "ouch… dozens of people????"
Uh oh.
It took the final two players eight rounds to make it just to the finals, Chris wrote. Counting back 4,8,16,32 (passed the dozens mark right there) 64,128,256,512. Roughly this amount of players jammed down the middle of Oak from the cross walk on 2nd street to the same on 1st started the game.
Chris wasn't asking for a correction, or for heads to roll at the paper, but was wryly pointing out that dozens may not have been the choicest word to describe the size of a group Chris estimated, using his exponential arithmetic, to be 512 people.
Oftentimes when journalists cover a large community event, they have to make estimates as to the number of people in attendance when exact figures aren't available. It can be a challenging task: how do you count all those people?
Before I wrote the caption Tuesday morning, I decided to look at multiple photos I took during the first round of the event and count (roughly) as many individuals as I could. That can be a challenge in its own right. Did I just count her? That sweater looks familiar. Does that arm belong to the same person or a different person? Did he switch hats in this picture?
As you can see, it's not the most exact science.
By my crude methods, I estimated there might have been over a hundred people in line, but I selected the word dozens, because I wasn't sure. I mean, hey, as long as you have a group comprised of 24 items or more, it can be divided into dozens, right?
If there were 512 people there, I should have written in the caption, "42.66667 dozen people showed up to the third annual…"
I'd argue that most small-town journalists aren't necessarily the most skilled mathematicians around — that's how we wound up in the newspaper business. Many of us were journalism and English majors in college. I don't want to speak for everyone, but if we were any good at math, we'd be making more money as CPAs, architects, or engineers. Frankly, I simply don't have a great grasp of arithmetic — just ask my eighth-grade math teacher, Mr. Heinz. He'll tell you.
Journalists are supposed to be good at asking questions though and I could have just asked Chris how many people were in attendance. I didn't. That one's on me, and next year, Chris, I'll make sure to ask — or at least learn to use exponents.
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Six-year veteran Barrett Green, who at one time was believed to be a key component in the rebuilding of the New York Giants' linebackers corps, was released Saturday after two disappointing seasons.
The move was not unexpected, as Green appeared in only 11 games with the Giants because of knee injuries, and because the former Detroit Lions starter had fallen out of favor with head coach Tom Coughlin and his staff. In terminating Green's contract, which makes him a free agent, the Giants will save approximately $1.1 million in 2006 salary cap charges. Green was scheduled to have a base salary of $2.475 million for 2006.
Green, 28, was signed by the Giants as an unrestricted free agent in 2004, netting a five-year deal worth $13.75 million. The Giants also signed outside linebacker Carlos Emmons that same spring, and the two were projected as being starters in a refashioned defensive backline.
But the versatile Green, who has played both the strongside and weakside spots during his career, suffered through a series of knee problems. He appeared in just 10 games in 2004 and played in only one contest in 2005, when he often feuded with Coughlin. He was one of several linebackers whose injuries in '05 forced the Giants to scramble for available bodies late in the season.
It is expected that New York will address its linebacker needs in the draft and could also make a move in the free agent market to strength the position with a veteran presence. The team will try to rebuild the position around standout middle linebacker Antonio Pierce, who missed the final month of the season with an injury.
A onetime West Virginia University star, Green will have to demonstrate to potential suitors that he is recovered from the injuries that have stalled his career. If he is healthy, Green certainly is a starting caliber linebacker.
In six seasons, Green has appeared in 65 games and has 283 tackles, five sacks and 13 passes defensed. He spent the first four seasons of his career with the Lions, who chose him in the second round in 2000.
The Giants also announced the retirement of safety Brent Alexander and released eight-year veteran offensive lineman Jason Whittle, who played in 14 games as a backup last season. Whittle, 30, began his career with the Giants in 1998, signed with Tampa Bay as a free agent in 2003, then was reacquired by the Giants in a 2004 trade. He has appeared in 109 games, with 40 starts, in his career.
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Len Pasquarelli is a senior NFL writer for ESPN.com. Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.


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When humans turned from hunting and gathering to farming some 10,000 years ago, they set our species on the road to civilization. Agricultural surpluses led to division of labor, the rise of cities, and technological innovation. But civilization has had both its blessings and its curses. One downside of farming, a new study demonstrates, was a shortening of the human jaw that has left precious little room for our teeth and sends many of us to an orthodontist's chair.
Although all living humans belong to one species, Homo sapiens, there are recognizable differences in the shapes of our skulls and faces across the world. In recent years, anthropologists have concluded that most of this geographic variation in skull shape is due to chance, so-called genetic drift, rather than natural selection. But some features of our faces, including the shape of our lower jaws, don't seem to follow this random pattern....
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Equally concerning, Farmer said, is that Broun sits on the House Science Committee, which has direct oversight over agencies including NASA, the National Weather Service and the National Science Foundation. There's no evidence that Broun has targeted scientists or institutions who do not share his beliefs.
Instead, Broun has used his influence to seek help from scientific organizations that support what the lawmaker dismissed as lies. In 2008, Broun asked the National Science Foundation — which hosts a website explaining Darwin's work — to help Augusta State University so it could award scholarships to students studying science, technology, engineering and mathematics, according to a letter released under the Freedom of Information Act.
Still, Farmer said Broun should resign his committee seat or be removed if he dismisses the fundamental pillars of physics, geology and biology that tell us how the universe began, how old the Earth is and how the human race evolved over long periods of time.
"In this particular case, if you truly don't understand or accept the basic tenets of modern science, I find it difficult to see how you could be making basic judgments about science policy," Farmer said.
It's not the first time that Broun has made controversial political statements.
In 2008, Broun said he feared President-elect Barack Obama would establish a Gestapo-like security force to impose a Marxist dictatorship. He greatly stretched the truth by claiming a proposed United Nations treaty on firearms could legally set the stage for gun confiscation in the United States. He sees the hand of God in his own life, for example, crediting Christ for election to Congress in 2007 in a special election to fill the unexpired term of Rep. Charlie Norwood, who died from cancer that year.
In his recent speech to the church banquet, Broun also credited God with helping him shoot a charging lion in the face during a big game hunt in Africa.
"Frankly, I believe God directed that bullet," he said. "Because if I missed, that lion would have been in the back of the truck with me. I would have been clawed up and hurt badly."
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LAS VEGAS -- With no less than the credibility of the sport at stake, NBA commissioner David Stern appears resistant to radical transformations.
In the first season after the Tim Donaghy scandal, it's time to drastically alter the way the NBA handles its officials. The league should think of itself as being in the same straits it faced in the dark days of the 1970s, and consider all of the ways it can promote itself to a skeptical public. The initial step will be regaining the trust in the officiating. Yet Stern, in his first extended comments since the early days of the scandal, sounded resistant to making officials more accessible or publicizing the league's evaluations of them, two steps that would help.
Maybe the independent investigation by former federal prosecutor Lawrence Pedowitz of the officials, the league and its procedures will reveal enough fundamental flaws for the NBA to take notice, but as Stern spoke to reporters Thursday at Thomas & Mack Arena before the USA's Tournament of the Americas game against Argentina, he still had a touch of Defiant Dave in him.
This is a mistake the NBA can't afford to make. If we strip away the fears and the speculation from the facts, we realize that Donaghy was never charged with fixing NBA games or manipulating their outcomes. The real story is much worse than that. The real issue won't go away as soon as Donaghy is locked in a prison cell.
The good news for the NBA is that the documents paint him as an isolated criminal. "Donaghy concealed this scheme from the NBA and other referees in order to prevent its detection," it says on Page 5 of the federal indictment of him. But we can't write this off as a one-and-done situation because of the serious, yet thus far underplayed allegation earlier in the same paragraph.
It said that Donaghy shared privileged information that "included his knowledge of (A) the officiating crews for upcoming NBA games (B) the interactions between certain referees and certain players and team personnel."
That's the devastating detail, the one with lasting impact. It's the notion that basic human interaction and not criminal behavior can come into play, that likes and dislikes have such a role in the outcome it would determine which way to bet. The feeling has been around for years, expressed by frustrated players, coaches and fans when calls don't go their team's way. This just put it in black and white -- in U.S. District Court, no less.
Stern's response: this is news?
"I guess what I would say is, it's not a revelation that certain coaches and certain referees have issues, and certain players, and statistically you can see certain things happening," Stern said. "We all live with that. You cover the sport, or are with the sport enough to know it happens."
Even after Donaghy it wouldn't be smart to make the jump from bad call to gambling conspiracy every time there's a suspect whistle. But personal antagonism? That's not too big a leap.
Two players I talked with, Chauncey Billups and Jason Kidd, said they believe personal feelings come into play but that, ultimately, it does not determine games.
"I think certain refs have personality conflicts," Billups said. "That's just in life, period. Some guys' personalities don't match. I feel that way about a lot of guys, especially with my guy Rasheed [Wallace]. That's no secret. Everybody knows that. He doesn't get along with a lot of those guys. I don't think it goes farther than that, though. I think it stays right there."
Kidd said it would be worse if referees stayed with teams for three or four games in a row, the way umpiring crews do for a baseball series.
"There's no grudge," Kidd said. "Anybody can have a bad day. Just like when you scout a game and they say [a player] likes to go right, you tend to know which official has a short temper, which one you can go up and talk to, which one you can kind of go off on and he respects you."
I talked with an official who said he doesn't have a personal grudge against a certain player, but he does have an interpretation of the way he plays that leads him to call the player for more violations. The official also said he wouldn't give a break to someone who has been nice to him -- but he couldn't say it would not enter his subconscious.
Can we agree that so much of this game is subjective, that if the refs wanted to they could call a foul or a travel on every play, to the point that we'd have worn-out whistles and five-hour games? And if not even Stern is dismissing what was alleged in the court documents, then personal differences can be as much or more of a factor than the players' skills, the jobs the general managers did in assembling the roster, coaching strategies and the medical and training staffs work to keep the players in top condition?
In that case, the most important part of the game is the designation of the officials, which brings another issue to the forefront. The referees are disgruntled with the leadership, an environment they believe is poisoned at the top by NBA vice president of operations Stu Jackson and director of officials Ronnie Nunn. They grumble that assignments can be dictated as much by favoritism as by merit.
In order for this to work, for the public's trust to be regained there must be accountability. And that starts with accessibility. Let (the referees) explain the rationale behind important calls. Let the media act as conduits to bring player and coach complaints directly to the people responsible for managing the games.
Stern defended Jackson and Nunn and took a shot at former officials Mike Mathis and Hue Hollins, who have been critical of the system in recent weeks. He called Mathis and Hollins "former referees who have their own issues and did have their own issues when they were referees." He then added, "As a staff, the quality is a lot better than when Mr. Hollins and Mr. Mathis were roaming the floor."
In other words, if you're looking for heads to roll, don't expect to see Jackson or Nunn at the guillotine. "I'm very protective of our existing officials and our staff and their development," Stern said.
If he won't change the people, how about the system? This is why the league needs to make its evaluations and rankings of the officials available to the public.
If they're the best, let the information show it. If there are questions, let them explain the rules and tell what they saw from their perspective, which might have differed from the multiple television replays.
The officials don't want this (would you want your annual job performance review posted on the Internet?). The league doesn't want this.
The officials says the rankings would need to be in context. That simply listing the results without detailed explanations of how they were determined wouldn't do anyone any good.
But this is a dire situation. The credibility of the league is at stake. There's no time to worry about whose feelings might get hurt. Stern's opinion, in a word, "No."
"What you will see is our attempt to be more open, but I want to wait for the Pedowitz [report] to do that," Stern said. "But the idea that we should somehow toss our referees out there
"Many people have been happy to condemn them on the basis of either disgruntled former officials or press reports about what Mr. Donaghy is alleged to have said. That's not fair. And I think Lamell McMorris [of the National Basketball Referees Association] and I together will try to come up with a format that does justice to a very hardworking group of people that is a very professional group."
Those are the adjectives we should be using for the officials. They're elite pros as well. They want to get it right. But we never hear their stories. If we knew them, knew the caliber of people they were, someone like Donaghy would jump out as an exception, not an example.
Right now, it's killing the refs that Donaghy is attacking their credibility and they can't speak out in return -- about how isolated and disliked Donaghy was, about how they're even more upset than the fans are about this situation. They want it known that they welcome the independent investigator hired by the NBA, and that if he finds any more wrongdoing they should kick out those refs as well.
They can't talk because of a league-imposed gag order. Stern should let 'em speak. Not just now, but all the time. Don't make the officials' locker room off limits except to a pool reporter in special circumstances. Open it up 10 minutes after the game, just like the teams' locker rooms.
In order for this to work, for the public's trust to be regained, there must be accountability. And that starts with accessibility. Let them explain the rationale behind important calls. Let the media act as conduits to bring player and coach complaints directly to the people responsible for managing the games.
Stern doesn't want any officials to be misquoted or taken out of context. Many of the officials are wary of dealing with the media as well. But if the NBA can take 19-year-olds and anoint them as franchise and league saviors, can't we expect better educated, more mature men and women to speak capably for themselves?
One department in which I agree with Stern is his apparent lack of concern about Donaghy's allegations that other officials participated in gambling activities that, while not illegal, violated league rules. Most of them are supposedly of the dollar-a-hole golf bet varieties. If so, let the officials off with a slap on the wrist. Forget protocol and do what's best for the sport. Fans don't want to see the games officiated by inexperienced, second-tier refs because of this issue any more than they want to see star players suspended for participating in a locker room NCAA tournament pool.
As Stern spoke to reporters, Magic Johnson walked through the Thomas & Mack service tunnel and into the arena. Once upon a time all it took was Johnson and Larry Bird stepping onto the scene to make everything better. Those days are long gone. Time to get drastic.
J.A. Adande joined ESPN.com as an NBA columnist in August 2007 after 10 years with the Los Angeles Times. Click here to e-mail J.A.


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Here's the background: What I see is that during hibernate / resume I get WM_POWERBROADCAST messages. These can seemingly interrupt a (blocked/waiting) callstack for e.g. a WM_USER message, or interrupt each other.
This is causing a problem because in the WM_POWERBROADCAST handler I need to call into a third party library to correctly handle the message, but if the application was already waiting for an API call to return from that library it leads to a deadlock. Similar problems were happening when the WM_POWERBROADCAST interrupts itself, but that case is easier to identify using a state variable.
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2005 Mercedes-Benz E-Class Diesel E320 Rwd CDI 4dr Sedan (3.2L 6cyl Turbodiesel 5A)
The turbo-diesel has all the response and acceleration of my previous 2000 E320. On trips, I typically get around 34mpg. If I keep the speed @ 65 or less , I have experiened 37.6 mpg over a 250 mile stretch
Seat warmers on chilly mornings. Digital option on speedometer. Driver's seat,mirrors & steering wheel are set to memory when you insert your "key" in the ignition.
Move clock to center of dash. On trip information, show: "fuel remaining" rather than "estimated range"and let me estimate range. Improve cup holders.
I was a little worried about my decision with the diesel at first but over the last year of driving it have been glad I made the choice. Besides the 35 mpg the 369 lbs of torque makes it a real pleasure to drive. Many friends that have ridden with us have no idea that it is a diesel unless we mention it.
The power to pass when needed, the GPS system, being able to shift the automatic, large trunk
Location of button to unlock the car, it is on the dash. Wider fuel filler hole to get diesel at some pumps.
This car has so many things going for it. The diesel engine so far has been amazing. I averaged 37.5 MPG on a recent trip to Florida. I drove 722 miles on one tank. I like that! That and 0-60 in 6.6 sec. in amazing to me. The car is beautiful in every way. It has a great ride. Recently I have been hearing a whistle in the vent fan. Not sure what that is. It sounds a little more noisy than when I purchased it 4 months ago. I would buy this car again. The only complaint is that Mercedes thinks they know better than we do and automatically turn the recirculate button off when it thinks it should. I press that button a hundred times a day. It's my car, let me decide!
Mileage, heated/adjustable seats, stereo, ride. Location of the CD Changer.
Fix that recirculate button to stay on for me. They put the place where you put the fuel in on the wrong side of the car! Not happy when it is raining. Key fob isn't easy to use. The keys should either be lit or colored for easy reading. Console should be softer for your elbow.
My E320 CDI (Turbo diesel) is a joy to drive. Mileage is amazing. A wonderful, solid feeling road car. Interior is miles ahead of BMW 535 and Audi A6. I drive 300 miles a week and I only get fuel once every 2 weeks! Navigation system is excellent as is the suspension. This car has been tweaked to near perfection. As promised by the dealer, cold weather starting is fantastic - 3 seconds of glow plug operation in 10 degrees and it starts faster that gasoline engines - WOW! My dealer, Leikin in Willoughby has been great. Mercedes is working very hard to make sure you love the vehicle and the dealer. Lots of surveys to insure satisfaction.
Solid, safe road manners yet stunning acceleration when you "put your foot in it". Interior is extremely well designed - very classy. Mercedes has worked very hard to make the car driver friendly and intuitive.
Perhaps a 4 wheel drive version.
Love the car when not having problems. Have had four major problems, most electronic, but think I have either a turbo going out or a "reprogramming of the transmission" - quoted from dealer service department. Still do not have their act together on quality. Problems with keyless go, steering wheel up and down feature. Have written Mercedes about quality issue, but have had no reply from them.
Love gas mileage. Drove to Dallas from NC, averaged 35.2 at speeds of 78-80. Like Sirius radio, but would have preferred XM. Got power galore until my above stated problem. Will find out more about that on my next service visit.
Would have loved XM over Sirius. Better verbage in owners manual.
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Re ''Lawsuit Pits Artists' Rights vs. Athletes' '' (Sports pages, Feb. 16): The media make money using the images of athletes all the time. If an artist cannot draw a picture of Tiger Woods and sell it for money without getting property rights or giving away some of the profit, what about the journalist who writes an article on Woods? Would he or she have to get approval and then allow Woods to share in the profits as well?
What is the difference? One is an artistic depiction of an athlete; the other is a written depiction. If established, such a precedent would lead to a new form of censorship, one not inflicted by government but by greedy people. I am a Tiger Woods fan, but I hope he loses this battle.
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Take my word for it....if you want the best quality food and generous portions this is your place. Much better than what we call "diner" food .....fresh salads and fresh vegetables. You will pay a little more than you are used to, but you will get your mo
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Well we spent a week in New York, over the road from this diner. It was a godsend, because in all honesty it was the only thing I liked about the whole of New York. Hopefully I will never be going back to New York, but if I do I will definitely be revi
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We eat here a couple times per week and are always satisfied. They offer healthy options such as tasty salmon and salads and prepare them to my dietary specifications. My husband likes the steak, burgers and breakfasts. The menu is diverse and the port
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They did a huge gut renovation of this place, when what it really needed was an overhaul of the food and service. I went for a breakfast today and the place was not crowded at all. Still it took ten minutes for a server to show up. Then another 10 bef
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My family likes this diner for a quick bite to eat. Good food, not bad prices. Service is alright...really depends on which waiter/waitress you get taking your order. As far as the food goes though, it is definately worth eating there or getting deli
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I have been a takeout/dine-in customer for 10+ years and I feel I can give give a solid objective review of Metro Diner. The first thing you need to know that Metro is an upper Westside diner so it's not cheap, but the portion sizes are hearty, food is fr


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that drug is in PhIIa or b trials. it can fail big time. it's too early to claim victory. what's VRTX thinking?? doesn't someone scan or approve their presentations?? does anyone have brains at VRTX who makes decisions??? damn, before long, the stock will be under $5 and they'll be ruining their own clinical trials.
they touted gild now srpt. the mgt at vrtx are insane. They must be short vrtx and long gild and srpt. They need to be fired or #$%$ on.
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On the evidence of this ambitious beginning to a new series, Robert Holdstock is attempting to underpin virtually everything he has written since the British Science Fiction Award-winning Mythago Wood, simultaneously weaving together the roots of all Western mythology.
Holdstock's Merlin is near immortal, and as the story opens has already walked the world for millennia, an alienated narrator; an archetype it is difficult to empathise with. Occasionally he does show human warmth:
I looked at her face, so beautiful despite the greed of Time, her hair still like polished copper; into her eyes, so lovely, so clever; her breath like summer fruit; our fingers intertwined briefly. A beauty that had not faded; lost in time; almost untouchable.Long before Arthur, Merlin has become deeply involved with Jason, The Argonauts and the legendary cycle of betrayal and bloodshed between Jason and Medea. Spinning this saga into a surreal epic across centuries, Holdstock adds the quest of the young Celtic King Urtha to avenge his wife and children, and the epic march to the Oracle of Delphi of the greatest army the world has ever seen.
Written with all Holdstock's usual skill, Celtika is a strange, convoluted, intricately plotted book. Weaving so much mythology and history into one fabric results in a distant quality akin to Tolkien's The Silmarillion, producing fantasy of particular subtlety and intelligence. While knowledge of the author's previous books is not required, those who have read them will find extra resonance in exploring these austerely magical adventures from the archetype's point-of-view. --Gary S. Dalkin
Holdstock has long been one of the most sophisticated practitioners of the SF/fantasy genre, with an imagination that never ceases to surprise and beguile. This first volume of the Merlin Codex sequence has an ambition and reach that could very easily have resulted in a grandiose failure, but the fact Holdstock pulls off his multi-stranded epic with such panache will not surprise those who have closely followed his career. The premise is that centuries before Camelot, Merlin wandered the Earth, enjoying eternal youth. Joining Jason on his quest to find the Golden Fleece, Merlin sets in motion actions that will cause him much regret hundreds of years later. The magician is obliged to set out on a trek to the north to rescue the sons of Jason, stolen by the enchantress Medea. Clearly, this is that very rare thing in the genre: a totally original concept - particularly welcome when so many fantasy tropes are tired rehashings.See all Product Description
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That being said, the descriptions of the Screaming Lake are possibly some of his finest writing.
My one complaint is that there are rather too many characters in here, many with very similar looking names and I do keep forgetting who is who.
Even though the story is nominally a quest ( as so much bad fantasy is e.g. anything by Eddings ), this is saved by superb writing.
Although this is told from Merlin's point of view this is not another straightforward Arthurian retelling- the Holdstock universe is far too diverse for that. Cleverly entertwining many strands of european mythology with a mixture of sharp imagination and deep research this is less immediate than Mythago Wood or Lavondyss but it finds its way into the back of your mind and won't let go. My only criticism is that it is perhaps a little slow to start with, but it is the first book of a series. With Celtika as a starting point it could turn out to be a very good series indeed.
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I have just finished reading this, it was great. The best Holdstock book I have read, the characterisations are well done, the story is a good addition to the Merlin myth and I... Read morePublished on 3 Mar. 2010 by Redrawn
Formulaic and cold, this is a book full of characters you couldn't care less about. It is emotionally empty. A sad effort after the wonderful Mythago series.Published on 31 Jan. 2001
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